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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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